And what are the drawbacks? How does this affect dem. and rep. candidates?
2007-10-04 02:55:57 · 4 answers · asked by Shadow of a girl 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
- I'm mostly asking because of all i've heard about Florida aiming to have an early election, especially since i live in Florida.
2007-10-04 02:56:35 · update #1
Prestige and influence. If a candidate wins in the first primary election that has a strong influence of subsequent states like a snowball rolling downhill. Some larger states take exception to small New England states having so much influence on the primary while much larger states with far more electoral votes having so little.
The effect on the candidates is that they have to spend far more of their resources to influence an early victory in a large state and all of the strategy and machinery, so to speak, is designed around the current system.
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2007-10-04 03:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are mainly hoping that for more federal aid. The early primary states often have candidates make big promises to them for votes. The earlier you have your primary, the more it is needed by the candidates, the more they promise you.
Also, if your primary is later they may only be one real candidate left in the race so it is kind of pointless.
2007-10-04 03:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main benefit is that you get A LOT of money being spent in your state on advertising.
2007-10-04 02:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You get to have more political television commercials and more phony candidates visiting your state...woo hoo....
2007-10-04 03:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋